Oriole softball is top seed, gets rematch with DeSoto at State

The Orioles (18-4) earned the No. 1 seed at the Class 4A-Div. I softball tournament and will face DeSoto in the opening round at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 29 in Salina.

DeSoto, which handed Augusta its lone loss of the year in last year's championship game, enters the state tournament with a losing record of 9-13. DeSoto beat Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege 13-6 to advance to State.

If the Orioles win their opener, they will play the winner of the Fort Scott-KC Piper game Friday morning, May 30. Of the other opponents, the Orioles split two games with McPherson and swept Rose Hill earlier this season.